As I’ve been predicting in this space for the last several weeks, lawyers for James “Whitey” Bulger have asked the new judge assigned to oversee the case to vacate some key rulings made by the recently recused Judge Richard G. ...

U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper made her first appearance in the James “Whitey” Bulger case since taking over for recently recused Judge Richard G. Stearns. The relative newcomer’s introduction at today’s status conference was only one of many ...

Last week, I wrote that it was almost a legal certainty no one would challenge the selection of U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to preside over the James “Whitey” Bulger trial. Now I’m not so sure. A 1st ...

When J.W. Carney Jr. and Hank Brennan persuaded the 1st Circuit to recuse U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns from the James “Whitey” Bulger case, the Boston lawyers say they did a lot more than secure an important victory ...

It seemed like nothing more than a throwaway question at the time. Appearing before the Governor’s Council on March 6 in his bid for a Superior Court judgeship, Robert L. Ullmann was asked how many state court trials he had ...

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray opened last week’s Governor’s Council hearing by announcing that the vote on Robert L. Ullmann’s candidacy for a Superior Court judgeship would be postponed for three weeks. While Murray did not provide details for the delay, ...

In what can only be described as a legal stunner, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has made the highly unusual decision to order U.S. District Court Richard G. Stearns off the James “Whitey” Bulger case.